The history of Korela, one of the northern Finno-Ugric peoples, the closest neighbor of Veliky Novgorod, is recreated in the book on the basis of archaeological, ethnographic, folklore, linguistic and natural-scientific data. References to korel appeared in chronicles in the XII century. and since then they have not left their pages. The author reveals the history of Korela's relationship with Novgorod and its role in protecting the northwestern borders of Russia.